10 reasons we're cautiously excited about the Mariners

April 3, 2014

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Seattle is missing key players

The Mariners' pitching has been very strong so far, with surprisingly dominant outings from Erasmo Ramirez and James Paxton (and a great start by Felix Hernandez). But just think: Seattle still has Cy Young finalist Hisashi Iwakuma and hot prospect Taijuan Walker in its back pocket. Can you imagine the M's rotation once they return from the disabled list?

Jeff Gross/Getty Images

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Seattle is missing key players

The Mariners' pitching has been very strong so far, with surprisingly dominant outings from Erasmo Ramirez and James Paxton (and a great start by Felix Hernandez). But just think: Seattle still has Cy Young finalist Hisashi Iwakuma and hot prospect Taijuan Walker in its back pocket. Can you imagine the M's rotation once they return from the disabled list?